How to Check if a Company Is Registered in Mauritius (CBRD Search)

Before you pay a supplier, sign with a partner, or deal with a Mauritius holding or Global Business Company, one check is worth two minutes: confirming the company is actually registered. Every real company in Mauritius is recorded with the CBRD — the Corporate and Business Registration Department — and you can verify it for free, by name or by file number. This guide shows you how to run a Mauritius company search, what a genuine CBRD record looks like, and how to spot a business that isn't what it claims to be.

Who keeps Mauritius's company register?

Mauritius's official company registrar is the CBRD — the Corporate and Business Registration Department, part of the Ministry of Finance. The CBRD registers and maintains the record of every company, société and business name in the country, and runs CBRIS — the Companies and Businesses Registration Integrated System — the digital platform through which entities are incorporated and searched. It covers both ordinary domestic companies and the Global Business Companies (GBCs) that make Mauritius a major international financial centre, so a Mauritius search matters as much for offshore due diligence as for local trade.

How to run a CBRD company search in Mauritius

1. Get the company's exact registered name or its file number — a CBRD file number usually starts with a letter, e.g. C12345 for a company.
2. Search it on Fylings — type the name or file number in the box and we match it against the CBRD register.
3. Open the matching result to see the registered name, status, company type, incorporation date and file number, plus the source and the date the record was checked.
4. No match under that exact name? Try a shorter form of the name, or search by the file number instead. Still nothing — that's a red flag worth pausing on.

What a Mauritius (CBRD) company record shows

Mauritius is one of our richest datasets — most records carry a status and an incorporation date, not just a name. On Fylings, a Mauritius record typically shows:

• The registered (legal) name — the exact name on the CBRD register
• The status — typically LIVE, DEFUNCT or DORMANT, as published by the registrar
• The file number — the CBRD's unique identifier for the entity (e.g. C12345)
• The company type / category — e.g. a domestic private company, or a Global Business Company (GBC)
• The incorporation date — when the company was registered
• The source and date — every record is attributed to the CBRD, with the date it was checked

CBRD, CBRIS and "online search" — the terms explained

People search for the Mauritius register under several names, and they all mean the same thing. CBRD is the department; CBRIS is the online system it runs; a "CBRD online search" or "company search Mauritius" just means looking a business up on that register. On Fylings you don't need a login or an account — you can check whether a company is registered in Mauritius by name or file number for free, and only turn to the official CBRD portal when you need a certified document.

How to spot a company that isn't registered

Most problems aren't elaborate forgeries — they're businesses that never registered, or that use a name close to a real one. Watch for:

• No match on the register under the exact name they gave you — the single biggest signal.
• A file number that doesn't resolve to the name on the document.
• A name suspiciously similar to a well-known company (an extra word, initial or 'International').
• A record that exists but is marked DEFUNCT (struck off) or DORMANT (not currently trading).
• Pressure to pay before you've had a chance to verify anything.

Doing due diligence on a Mauritian company

Because Mauritius records carry real fields, you can go beyond a yes/no existence check. Use the incorporation date to confirm a business is as established as it claims, the status to confirm it's LIVE rather than DEFUNCT or DORMANT, and the company type to see whether you're dealing with a domestic company or a Global Business Company under Mauritius's international-finance regime. For a definitive position you can request an official certified extract from the CBRD, or verify a company programmatically through the Fylings company search and API.